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Thursday, June 18
 

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on business and human rights
Thursday June 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Argentina
Thursday June 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room IX

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on freedom of expression
Thursday June 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Brazil, Canada, Fiji, Namibia, Sweden
Thursday June 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room V

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on promoting, protecting and respecting the full enjoyment of women’s and girls’ rights in humanitarian situations
Thursday June 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Colombia, Georgia, Fiji, Japan, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Uruguay
Thursday June 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room VIII

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on technical assistance and capacity-building for empowering women’s access to education and work in digital and cybersecurity-related fields
Thursday June 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Gambia, Greece and Qatar


Thursday June 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room VII

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Thursday June 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Mexico and New Zealand
Thursday June 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room III

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on human rights and climate change
Thursday June 18, 2026 09:00 - 12:00 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of the Philippines, Bangladesh and Viet Nam
Thursday June 18, 2026 09:00 - 12:00 CEST
Concordia 1

10:00 CEST

Item 3: ID with SR on freedom of expression (cont'd)
Thursday June 18, 2026 10:00 - 10:45 CEST
List of speakers (not including NGOs and NHRIs)
Webcast

In its resolution 61/14, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, for a period of three years, and requested the Special Rapporteur to submit an annual report to the Council covering all activities relating to the mandate. The Council will consider the reports of the mandate holder, Irene Khan, during an interactive dialogue

  • Freedom of expression in new frontiers - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression - A/HRC/62/67 - advance edited version
  • Draft guidelines on strengthening the protection of journalists in armed conflictsA/HRC/62/67/Add.2


NGO written statements

A/HRC/62/NGO/136 - International Support For Human Rights
A/HRC/62/NGO/142 - Institute for NGO Research
A/HRC/62/NGO/153 - Merja Zarka
A/HRC/62/NGO/159 - Stichting Global Human Rights Defence
A/HRC/62/NGO/19 – Joint: ABC Tamil Oli, Association Culturelle des Tamouls en France, Association des élèves et étudiants Tamouls en France, Association des étudiants tamouls de France, Jeunesse Etudiante Tamoule, Les Caribous Libérés, Tamil Uzhagam, Tamil-Style
A/HRC/62/NGO/237 – Joint: United for Human Rights, Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience
A/HRC/62/NGO/257 - Institut International pour les Droits et le Développement
A/HRC/62/NGO/49 - Bahrain Center for Human Rights
A/HRC/62/NGO/52 - CIRID (Centre Independent de Recherches et d'Iniatives pour le Dialogue)
A/HRC/62/NGO/64 - Exposé écrit présenté par Centre pour les Droits Civils et Politiques - Centre CCPR
A/HRC/62/NGO/71 - Association d'Entraide Médicale Guinée
A/HRC/62/NGO/83 - INHR
A/HRC/62/NGO/9 - India Water Foundation
A/HRC/62/NGO/98 - Joint: Public Organization "Public Advocacy", Všį "Žmogaus teisių apsauga"
A/HRC/62/NGO/99 – Joint: Všį "Žmogaus teisių apsauga", Public Organization "Public Advocacy"


For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens on Tuesday, 9 June at 2 p.m. and will close 2 hours before the meeting in which the respective debate is scheduled to start.

NHRIs and NGOS are also requested to inscribe online. For additional information on modalities and deadlines: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ngo-nhri-info

Speaking time is 1.5 minutes for all.

To receive important announcements by text participants are invited to submit their request through SMS alert.
Written communications from governments for the session can now be submitted to the Secretariat through Events

Speakers
avatar for Irene Khan

Irene Khan

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression
Thursday June 18, 2026 10:00 - 10:45 CEST
Assembly hall

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls
Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Mexico, Iceland and Spain 
Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Room III

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on protection of healthcare in armed conflict
Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Qatar
Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Room V

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the human rights situation in Eritrea
Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Delegation of the European Union
Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Room VIII

10:45 CEST

Item 3: ID with SR on education
Thursday June 18, 2026 10:45 - 13:00 CEST
List of speakers (not including NGOs and NHRIs)
Webcast

In its resolution 53/7, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the right to education, for a further period of three years, and requested the Special Rapporteur to continue to submit an annual report to the Council covering all activities relating to the mandate. The Council will consider the reports of the mandate holder, Farida Shaheed, during an interactive dialogue.

  • Curriculum, pedagogy and assessment as elements of the right to education - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education - A/HRC/62/39 (advance edited version)
  • Visit to Hungary - A/HRC/62/39/Add.1 (advance unedited version)
  • Children and youth survey on curriculum, pedagogy and assessment as elements of the right to education - A/HRC/62/39/Add.3 (advance unedited version)


NGO written statements

A/HRC/62/NGO/11 - World Muslim Congress
A/HRC/62/NGO/15 - Community Human Rights and Advocacy Centre (CHRAC)
A/HRC/62/NGO/24 - China Foundation for Human Rights Development
A/HRC/62/NGO/29 - Abshar Atefeha Charity Institute
A/HRC/62/NGO/38 - Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH)
A/HRC/62/NGO/43 - Iran Autism Association
A/HRC/62/NGO/46 - Sindhi Adhikar Manch (Association)
A/HRC/62/NGO/50 - Development of the Local Community Association at Gazirat Beba
A/HRC/62/NGO/61 - The Blue Tree Foundation
A/HRC/62/NGO/91 - Pars Non Trading Development Activists Co.
A/HRC/62/NGO/92 - Iranian Elite Research Center
A/HRC/62/NGO/94 - Institute of Sustainable Development
A/HRC/62/NGO/107 - Victorious Youths Movement
A/HRC/62/NGO/114 - Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan
A/HRC/62/NGO/115 - payamavaran hamyari (chatra)
A/HRC/62/NGO/121 - Medical Support Association for Underprivileged Iranian Patients
A/HRC/62/NGO/125 - Association of Iranian Short Statured Adults
A/HRC/62/NGO/130 - Organization for Defending Victims of Violence
A/HRC/62/NGO/138 - Beijing Guangming Charity Foundation
A/HRC/62/NGO/150 - Joint: Edmund Rice International Limited, PRATYEK
A/HRC/62/NGO/158 - Association pour la défense des droits de l'homme et des revendications démocratiques/culturelles du peuple Azerbaidjanais-Iran - « ARC »
A/HRC/62/NGO/170 - Joint: PRATYEK, Edmund Rice International Limited
A/HRC/62/NGO/172 - The Institute for Protection of Women's Rights (IPWR)
A/HRC/62/NGO/198 - Iranian Thalassemia Society
A/HRC/62/NGO/200 - Association of Iranian Jurists Defending Human Rights
A/HRC/62/NGO/203 - Patiala Foundation
A/HRC/62/NGO/207 - International Association of Justice Watch
A/HRC/62/NGO/211 - Iranian Association for United Nations Studies
A/HRC/62/NGO/218 - Christian Solidarity Worldwide
A/HRC/62/NGO/227 - Joint: Jeunesse Etudiante Tamoule, Association caritative étudiante pour la jeunesse, Association de la solidarité des étudiants de Bordeaux, Association des élèves et étudiants Tamouls en France, Association des étudiants tamouls de France, Fédération étudiante des droits de l'homme (FEDH), Mouvement associatif des jeunes et des étudiants
A/HRC/62/NGO/246 - New Humanity



For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens on Tuesday, 9 June at 2 p.m. and will close 2 hours before the meeting in which the respective debate is scheduled to start.

NHRIs and NGOS are also requested to inscribe online. For additional information on modalities and deadlines: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ngo-nhri-info

Speaking time is 1.5 minutes for all.

To receive important announcements by text participants are invited to submit their request through SMS alert.
Written communications from governments for the session can now be submitted to the Secretariat through Events

Speakers
avatar for Farida Shaheed

Farida Shaheed

Special Rapporteur on the right to education

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:45 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

12:00 CEST

Democratic backsliding through attacks on freedoms of expression, association and assembly
Thursday June 18, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of Norway, Mexico and Ireland
Thursday June 18, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room IX

12:00 CEST

Human Rights Dimension on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Lessons from Ukraine
Thursday June 18, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Finland
Thursday June 18, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room VIII

12:00 CEST

LGBTQIA+ Indigenous Peoples: Territory, Self-Determination and Human Rights
Thursday June 18, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Brazil
Co-sponsors: Permanent Missions of Canada, Colombia, México, the Netherlands and Spain

Contact person: Ms. Viviane Lopes : [email protected]
Thursday June 18, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room III/Hybrid

12:00 CEST

Side event: Western Sahara: a year in review – 2025 annual human rights report
Thursday June 18, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Namibia
Thursday June 18, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room V

13:00 CEST

Climate Change, Energy Transition and Adaptation: Advancing Resilient, Inclusive and Rights-Based Energy Transition Frameworks
Thursday June 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Malaysia

Contact person: Mr. Muhammad Azhari Azmi
[email protected]
Thursday June 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1/Hybrid

13:00 CEST

Family wellbeing and resilience during conflict
Thursday June 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Delegation of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - GCC
Thursday June 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room VII

13:00 CEST

Racial Justice: a Human Rights Response
Thursday June 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Side event organized by International Service for Human Rights
Thursday June 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room IX

13:00 CEST

Strenghening human rights education: its importance and implementation
Thursday June 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Ghana and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


Contact person: Mr. Louis Dunu
PM of Ghana
[email protected]
Thursday June 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room VIII/Hybrid

14:00 CEST

Freedom of expression in new frontiers
Thursday June 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of Canada, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Finland, Amnesty International and ARTICLE 19
Thursday June 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room VIII

14:00 CEST

Human Rights in the State of Palestine
Thursday June 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Side event organized by Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)
Thursday June 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room IX

14:00 CEST

Models of platform regulation and HRC output on national regulation
Thursday June 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Side event organized by Geneva Human Rights Hub (GHRH) in collaboration with the Research Chair on Online Content Moderation of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM) and the Permanent Missions of Estonia and Switzerland.
Thursday June 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room VII

14:00 CEST

Panel on Impact of Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng's Stewardship of the Mandate on the Right to Health
Thursday June 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of South-Africa, Brazil and Switzerland

Contact person: Ms. Yvette Uwanyrigira
[email protected]
Thursday June 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room III/Hybrid

14:00 CEST

Strengthening Coordination, Survivor-Centred Accountability, and Prevention in Light of the IIM-A’s Operationalisation
Thursday June 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to UNOG, the Center for Human Rights Advocacy, the Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organization (ADDO), the Center for Dialogue and Progress – Geneva (CDP-G), and Human Rights Defenders Plus (HRD+), OMCT.

Co-Sponsors: Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in Geneva, Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein,  the Afghan Women Coordination Umbrella, the Civil Society & Human Rights Network (CSHRN), Farageer, Legal Action Worldwide, Window for Hope, and the Women and Children Research and Advocacy Network (WCRAN).




Contact person: Ms. Emma Santin
[email protected]
Thursday June 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 1/Hybrid

15:00 CEST

Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights Benchmarks
Thursday June 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Side event organized by Women@TheTable
Thursday June 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Room IX

15:00 CEST

Interfaith peer-engagement for human fraternity and peace
Thursday June 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Side event organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Thursday June 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Concordia 5

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on child, early and forced marriage
Thursday June 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Switzerland, Canada, Honduras, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Poland, Sierra Leone, Thailand and Uruguay
Thursday June 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Room III

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on freedom of expression
Thursday June 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Brazil, Canada, Fiji, Namibia, Sweden
Thursday June 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Room VIII

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on technical assistance and capacity-building for empowering women’s access to education and work in digital and cybersecurity-related fields
Thursday June 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Gambia, Greece and Qatar


Thursday June 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Room VII

15:00 CEST

Item 3: ID with SR on summary executions
Thursday June 18, 2026 15:00 - 17:00 CEST
List of speakers (not including NGOs and NHRIs)
Webcast

In its resolution 53/4, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, for three years, and requested the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out the mandate, to continue to examine situations of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, in all circumstances and for whatever reason, and to submit the findings to the Council on an annual basis, together with conclusions and recommendations. The Council will consider the reports of the mandate holder, Morris Tidball-Binz, during an interactive dialogue.

  • The death penalty from the perspective of the prohibition against torture and other forms of ill-treatment and the protection of human dignity - Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executionsA/HRC/62/37


NGO written statements

A/HRC/62/NGO/2 - International Action for Peace & Sustainable Development
A/HRC/62/NGO/5 - World Muslim Congress
A/HRC/62/NGO/35 - Association Ma'onah for Human Rights and Immigration
A/HRC/62/NGO/41 - Réseau Unité pour le Développement de Mauritanie
A/HRC/62/NGO/77 - MIDLINE for HumanRights - MHR
A/HRC/62/NGO/87 - European Centre for Law and Justice, The / Centre Europeen pour le droit, les Justice et les droits de l'homme
A/HRC/62/NGO/106 - Victorious Youths Movement
A/HRC/62/NGO/145 - Committee for Justice
A/HRC/62/NGO/165 - Jubilee Campaign
A/HRC/62/NGO/217 - Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l'Homme
A/HRC/62/NGO/222 - Joint: Women's Human Rights International Association, Association Internationale pour l'égalité des femmes, France Libertes : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, Human Rights Research League, US Women's Caucus, Inc., WomenNC-NC Committee for CSW/CEDAW, Women's Network for Change, World Without Genocide
A/HRC/62/NGO/242 - Association pour le Droit de l’Homme et Le Développement Durable


For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens on Tuesday, 9 June at 2 p.m. and will close 2 hours before the meeting in which the respective debate is scheduled to start.

NHRIs and NGOS are also requested to inscribe online. For additional information on modalities and deadlines: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ngo-nhri-info

Speaking time is 1.5 minutes for all.

To receive important announcements by text participants are invited to submit their request through SMS alert.
Written communications from governments for the session can now be submitted to the Secretariat through Events

Speakers
avatar for Morris Tidball-Binz

Morris Tidball-Binz

Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
Thursday June 18, 2026 15:00 - 17:00 CEST
Assembly hall

16:00 CEST

Combatting Antisemitism
Thursday June 18, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Side event organized by World Jewish Congress
Thursday June 18, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Room IX

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls
Thursday June 18, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Mexico, Iceland and Spain
Thursday June 18, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Room III

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education
Thursday June 18, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Portugal
Thursday June 18, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Room VIII

17:00 CEST

Item 3: ID with IE on SOGI
Thursday June 18, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 CEST
List of speakers (not including NGOs and NHRIs)
Webcast

In its resolution 59/5, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, for a period of three years, and requested the Independent Expert to continue to report annually on the implementation of the mandate to the Council. The Council will consider the reports of the mandate holder, Graeme Reid, during an interactive dialogue.

  • Violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, bisexual, and queer women - Report of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity - A/HRC/62/46

NGO written statements

A/HRC/62/NGO/160 - Stichting Global Human Rights Defence


For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens on Tuesday, 9 June at 2 p.m. and will close 2 hours before the meeting in which the respective debate is scheduled to start.

NHRIs and NGOS are also requested to inscribe online. For additional information on modalities and deadlines: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ngo-nhri-info

Speaking time is 1.5 minutes for all.

To receive important announcements by text participants are invited to submit their request through SMS alert.
Written communications from governments for the session can now be submitted to the Secretariat through Events

Speakers
avatar for Graeme Reid

Graeme Reid

Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity

Thursday June 18, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall
 
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